Games like Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
If Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin is your kind of game, the closest matches are Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, Monster Hunter Stories and MONSTER HUNTER RISE — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its collecting monsties is fun, compendium system is satisfying and crafting gear is engaging. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin is a turn-based RPG adventure released in 2021 by CAPCOM, set in the Monster Hunter universe. Players take on the role of a Rider who collects and bonds with friendly monsters called Monsties, recruiting them through an egg-gacha system and battling alongside them in turn-based combat. The game features a compendium system for tracking collected monsters, gear crafting, and element mixing for strategic depth. Players describe the experience as lighthearted yet challenging, with reviewers highlighting that collecting Monsties is fun, the compendium system is satisfying, crafting gear is engaging, and the turn-based combat system is improved from its predecessor. The game supports online co-op, runs verified on Steam Deck, and holds a 93% positive rating from over 3,700 Steam reviews alongside an 82 Metacritic score.
About Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin: A new adventure awaits you in this second installment of the turn-based RPG series set in the world of Monster Hunter! Become a Rider and form bonds with friendly monsters known as Monsties to fight alongside them as you take part in an epic story.
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Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
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Shares monster collection, turn based combat and a lighthearted mood with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Top pick for Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
The third entry in the Monster Hunter Stories RPG series is here! Twin Rathalos, born in a twist of fate. Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG series set in the Monster Hunter world, where you can become a Rider, raising and bonding with your favorite monsters.
Monster Hunter Stories
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Shares monster collection, turn based combat and a lighthearted mood with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Second-strongest match for Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG that takes the world of Monster Hunter and expands upon it in new and exciting ways! No longer are you hunting monsters, but raising them! In this deep story featuring heroes known as Monster Riders, you will live alongside monsters and form lifelong bonds with them.
MONSTER HUNTER RISE
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Third-strongest match for Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Rise to the challenge and join the hunt! In Monster Hunter Rise, the latest installment in the award-winning and top-selling Monster Hunter series, you’ll become a hunter, explore brand new maps and use a variety of weapons to take down fearsome monsters as part of an all-new storyline.
Coromon
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Shares a challenging mood with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Ranked #4 for Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Coromon is a modern take on the classic monster-taming genre. Tame Coromon and explore a vast world filled with thrilling turn-based battles, brain-twisting puzzles, and a mysterious threat to the world awaiting defeat. Nobody said being a Battle Researcher was easy!
tinymancer
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Ranked #5 for Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
A tiny, eerie online world with Deckbuilding, Creature Collection, Housing, Crafting, Exploration, and Cartridge mini-games.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Ranked #6 for Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Become a mighty demigod and battle through a decimated Tokyo in a war between angels and demons. Make new allies along your journey, engage in intense, turn-based combat, recruit hundreds of demons and forge your own path to dictate the fate of all existence.
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition
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Shares turn based combat with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Ranked #7 for Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
With engaging storylines, classic turn-based battles, and tons of Digimon to collect, Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition delivers everything fans loved about Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker’s Memory.
Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered
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Ranked #8 for Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Journey back to the other world in Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered. LEVEL-5’s classic tale returns better than ever, with improved graphics and performance.
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Monster Hunter Stories
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Shares monster collection, turn based combat and a lighthearted mood with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Reviewers of Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG that takes the world of Monster Hunter and expands upon it in new and exciting ways! No longer are you hunting monsters, but raising them! In this deep story featuring heroes known as Monster Riders, you will live alongside monsters and form lifelong bonds with them.
MONSTER HUNTER RISE
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Reviewers of Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Rise to the challenge and join the hunt! In Monster Hunter Rise, the latest installment in the award-winning and top-selling Monster Hunter series, you’ll become a hunter, explore brand new maps and use a variety of weapons to take down fearsome monsters as part of an all-new storyline.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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Reviewers of Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.
Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster
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Shares a challenging mood with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
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Reawaken your inner demon in a modernized version of the acclaimed ATLUS classic, Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster.
Monster Hunter: World
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Reviewers of Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Welcome to a new world! In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
WHY THIS
Shares monster collection, turn based combat and a lighthearted mood with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Reviewers of Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
The third entry in the Monster Hunter Stories RPG series is here! Twin Rathalos, born in a twist of fate. Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG series set in the Monster Hunter world, where you can become a Rider, raising and bonding with your favorite monsters.
Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
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Shares a challenging mood with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
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Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.
Eternal Strands
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Reviewers of Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
A next-generation action experience where the elements obey you, the terrain bends to your will, and every victory is entirely your own.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
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Priced ~75% under Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Stardew Valley
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Priced ~63% under Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
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Priced ~75% under Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Hollow Knight
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Priced ~63% under Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
The Forest
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Priced ~50% under Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Portal 2
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Priced ~75% under Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Fallout: New Vegas
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Priced ~75% under Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
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Monster Hunter: World
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Another title from CAPCOM Co., Ltd., the studio behind Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Welcome to a new world! In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.
Monster Hunter Wilds
WHY THIS
Another title from CAPCOM Co., Ltd., the studio behind Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin. Shares Adventure and RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
The unbridled force of nature runs wild and relentless, with environments transforming drastically from one moment to the next. This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality.
Resident Evil 4
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Shares a challenging mood with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Another title from CAPCOM Co., Ltd., the studio behind Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin. Shares Adventure with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
Resident Evil 2
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Another title from CAPCOM Co., Ltd., the studio behind Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
Devil May Cry 5
WHY THIS
Another title from CAPCOM Co., Ltd., the studio behind Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
The ultimate Devil Hunter is back in style, in the game action fans have been waiting for.
Resident Evil Village
WHY THIS
Another title from CAPCOM Co., Ltd., the studio behind Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.
Resident Evil Requiem
WHY THIS
Another title from CAPCOM Co., Ltd., the studio behind Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin. Shares Adventure with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.
Resident Evil 3
WHY THIS
Another title from CAPCOM Co., Ltd., the studio behind Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
WHY THIS
Shares monster collection, turn based combat and a lighthearted mood with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
The third entry in the Monster Hunter Stories RPG series is here! Twin Rathalos, born in a twist of fate. Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG series set in the Monster Hunter world, where you can become a Rider, raising and bonding with your favorite monsters.
Monster Hunter Stories
WHY THIS
Shares monster collection, turn based combat and a lighthearted mood with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG that takes the world of Monster Hunter and expands upon it in new and exciting ways! No longer are you hunting monsters, but raising them! In this deep story featuring heroes known as Monster Riders, you will live alongside monsters and form lifelong bonds with them.
MONSTER HUNTER RISE
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
Rise to the challenge and join the hunt! In Monster Hunter Rise, the latest installment in the award-winning and top-selling Monster Hunter series, you’ll become a hunter, explore brand new maps and use a variety of weapons to take down fearsome monsters as part of an all-new storyline.
Coromon
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Coromon is a modern take on the classic monster-taming genre. Tame Coromon and explore a vast world filled with thrilling turn-based battles, brain-twisting puzzles, and a mysterious threat to the world awaiting defeat. Nobody said being a Battle Researcher was easy!
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Become a mighty demigod and battle through a decimated Tokyo in a war between angels and demons. Make new allies along your journey, engage in intense, turn-based combat, recruit hundreds of demons and forge your own path to dictate the fate of all existence.
Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Journey back to the other world in Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered. LEVEL-5’s classic tale returns better than ever, with improved graphics and performance.
Frequently asked about Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
- Is Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin cost?
- Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin are Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, Monster Hunter Stories, MONSTER HUNTER RISE.
- Who developed Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin?
- Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin was developed by CAPCOM Co., Ltd..
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